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Under section 20 of the Police Act, 1861, the authority of police officers includes powers under:

s.20 also grounds police authority in 'any Act which shall hereafter be passed for regulating criminal procedure', i.e. criminal procedure legislation, not personal…

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Under section 20 of the Police Act, 1861, the authority of police officers includes powers under:

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s.20 also grounds police authority in 'any Act which shall hereafter be passed for regulating criminal procedure', i.e. criminal procedure legislation, not personal judgment, a manual, or local custom.

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